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Hi, we dived Fuva last year. Male to Fuva we paid a lot on "carry on" on domestic. They even refused to reduce the price for 5kg allowance for both of us because we had "overload". So we had to pay for """"All WEIGHT"" carry on. From Fuva to Male nobody was interested on weight of carry on. Same Airline. Br Markus

Hi, definitely no rocket science. If you have a little knowledge in mechanics, be a DIY & have the right tools it shouldn`t be a problem. Just be organized if you dismantle all buttons/wheels/levers at same time, so you know they are all on the right position when you reassemble. I did this on different housing brands (Patima C7070, Hugy D300, Sealux flash housing Nikon SB800, Seacam housing D800, Nauticam housing D850) I haved used and all worked fine after reassemble. SIngle buttons and wheels are never a problem. Just be careful with levers. Some brands are easy and they always in the right position as they mechanical fit only in one position. Some brands you can. f.e. move the levers on the shaft. So it`s always a good idea to mark the position with a pen before dismantling. Will save you a lot of time when you reassemble. Photos also help a lot. Br Markus

Hi, due to short time cancellation (less then 1 day before departure) of our liveaboard (planned Magbay & Socorro) we reorganized our Mexico trip and dived La Paz, MagBay & Cabo Pulmo landbased end October/beginning November. MagBay diving from Puerto san Carlos is possible but quite exhausting. You will leave early morning 06.-07.00 am and will be back arround 04-05.00 pm. Ride to the Sardine spots arround 2-3 hours depending on waves/weather condition. We stayed arround 4-5 hours at the supposed sardine rn area to find action spots. We booked our own boat so we were independet & we were able to choose most of the times spots just for us. San Carlos has 2 diving operators but the thing at MagBay is to snorkel. No fun to put on diving equipment and get in/out of the water xxxxxx- times per day. Even things happen very fast so you must be quick in the water. So no diving operators necessary just tour operators organizing a suitible boat with good skipper knows were the action takes place. Puerto san Carlos has a wide range of reasonable accomodation. Good food/restaurants are also widely available. Preparing current trip report so there will be more infos & photos, but will take some time. Any Question just let me know. Br Markus

DETAILED PICTURES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Attached Photos show only parts of equipment available more details here: https://www.kleinanzeigen.de/s-bestandsliste.html?userId=10836287 ITEMS LOCATED IN GERMANY WORLDWIDE POSTAGE POSSIBLE I've accumulated quite a few items. Prices range from approx. 30-80% of the original price, except for the new S45 viewfinder. Underwater housings: Nikon D800 underwater housing, very good condition, €1500 Nikon D2 underwater housing, new/unused, €400 Nikon D7100 underwater housing, very good condition, €1000 Underwater viewfinders: ProG, used, €100 S45 new generation, new, €1700 S10, used, very good condition, €1300 Underwater ports: Superdome little signs of use, glass without visible scratches €1400 Fisheyedome normal signs of use, glass in very good condition, €850 Wideport normal signs of use, glass without visible scratches, otherwise in very good overall condition €700 Marcoport 60mm old version with wet diopter/wet lens Glass without visible scratches, otherwise signs of use, with wet lens holder for Seacam flash arm 285,-€ Dome port for Sigma 17-70mm with lens 450,-€ Port extensions: PVL30 PVL35 PVL40 PVL50 PVL60 €110 per PVL Underwater flashes: 5x Seacam 150D flashes with S6 flash cables, spare batteries, spare cables, chargers, neoprene protection, spare O-rings... ++++ much more Retra Snoot with Seacam connection with mask set Flash arm spare parts/O-rings, etc. I also have various Nikon DSLR cameras and lenses (ASP-C and full frame) to offer 2x D800E bodies (one like new with approx. 50 shots) 2x D7100 bodies 1xD300 body Nikon AF-S 60mm Nikon AF-S 105mm Sigma 17-70mm Sigma 18-250mm Tokina 10-17mm GPS receiver for Nikon ++++++ We can also put together a complete DSLR (full-frame or APSC) underwater camera kit on request Cameras/lenses are in very good condition. Some come with the original box. I`m happy to send you more photos. I`m happy to answer all questions. Br Markus

@david_hicks Lucky mate. We did 5 full days snorkeling at Magdalena end of October/beginning November landbased from Puerto san Carlos due to short notice cancellation of our liveaboard (18h previously departure, very bad experience) based at San Jose los Cabos. We didn't have close encounters with the whales . Just one calv during snorkeling, but a little bit far. Anyway Magdalena was amazing. Br from Germany Markus

In South Africa years ago, they confiscated all tools from me at customs in carry on. Since then, all tools are in checked luggage. Also just returned back last saturday from Mexico after 5 weeks.

Hi Chris & Tim, thanks for reply. Yes, the lightning bolt symbol on the camera screen on position 7 UWT board appears on the D850 for few seconds. Then disappears. You assume correct, no light at all. Br Markus

Hi, problem is that the flash is only firing in position 0. If I set UWT- Board position 7 the flash doesn't fire. Doesn't matter on which position the Retra dial (M, TTL, HSS) is. Br Markus

Hi, might be someone can help. Wanna try HSS here in LaPaz shooting Sealions in shallow water with a lot of sun. If I set the UWT board in manual mode (dial 0) my Retras shot flawless if I set it to TTL mode (dial 7 for the Retras) the flash doesn`t fire (tried in M, TTL, HSS mode). Tried all settings from 1 till 10 on UWT board. No flash. Also checked settings on Nikon D-850 menu like 2nd curtain, flash sync...... Also set 1/250fp in D-850 menu so flash should be set in M mode by UWT board for using HSS as described in UWT manual. If I set the UWT board to M (dial 0) and use HSS mode on the Retra i have underexposure (black) in the bottom of the picture. Any idea? Contacts on Hotshoe also checked. Br Markus

Try it. I think they do not accept it. If you bring in as rental equipment they ask for a carnet or you have to pay the tax. I am pretty shure (not 100% but😩) From my point of view not only luck. If you know what is going on, use your brain and a little forward looking, you can minimize the risk getting catched. For surely you will never hit 100% but I think it is worth. Br Markus Just an idea how we handled it. I carried all of our Scuba equipment in a 130l softbag and my camera & lenses in a cabin trolley. My wife carried a suitcase and the housing, domes, flashes.... in a cabin trolley and a small softbag. So I passed customs first and my wife a couple of people later. Idea as already shown here in the forum was that customs might check me with the scuba equipment and my wife could path. Anyway nothing happen and we are 😄

Hi, just arrived 3 hours ago Cancun from Germany. Took precaution and packed all stuff in neutral bags. Travel with the big rigg Nauticam D850, Superdome, Fisheyedome, Nikonos RS13, 8-15mm+++ and strobes. Customs interviewed every person. Me and my wife they just asked for cigarettes and tobacco. We said no and went through custom control with no hassles. Br Markus

Dived Alor two times on approx. 40 dives.. Diving is great. Hammerheads no. Seasnakes sometimes but not much. Did the Batfish disappeared on the pier? We had also a lot also giant frogfish on the pillars. No rhinopias? We had both times many.... Indonesia is not really the place for Hammerheads. I dived several times Banda. You can occasionally see them but it`s no really for photographers. If you wanna have seasnakes go to Manuk. But really busy these days with more divers than snakes. Br Markus

Hi, we will be in Mexico fly in Cancun 02th of October, fly out Cabo on 06th of November. Plan to dive Cozumel/Cenotes for 14 days moving to Cabo and hop on LOB and afterwards dive 1 week La Paz. Any recommondations on dive operators and accomondation in Cancun/Playa del Carmen area and LaPaz. We dived La Paz already but this is over 10 years ago. Cancun/Playa del Carmen area we are newbies. Any hint will help. BR Markus

Hi, had similar problems with brand new UWT TTL Converter on Nikon D850. Tried to troubleshoot everyting with email support from UWT as it happen on a two month holiday in Philippines wihoutpositive result. Was lucky that I had the Nauticam converter as spare with me. UWT replaced the converter to a new one after holiday. The new one is working fine so far. Br Markus

Hi, have/had also issues with the Eneloop Pro`s. See: https://waterpixels.net/forums/topic/2425-eneloop-pro-accu-issue/#comment-16297 May be I bought fake ones, but anyway the behaviour of the Pros especially during charging where very strange compared to the white ones used the same charger. Some took a very, very long time (10h) to charge some got very hot. Tried to analyze but no clue what happen as they did`nt show the same behaviour at any times. Br Markus